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dc.contributor.authorYang, Z
dc.contributor.authorZhou, D
dc.contributor.authorChen, B
dc.contributor.authorLiu, ZJ
dc.contributor.authorXia, Q-H
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Y
dc.contributor.authorXia, Y
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-10T06:57:42Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-29
dc.description.abstractAmmonia borane is a promising hydrogen storage candidate due to its high hydrogen capacity and good stability at room temperature, but there are still some barriers to be overcome before it can be used for practical applications. We present the hydrogen release from ammonia borane confined in templated microporous carbon with extremely narrow pore size distribution. Compared with neat ammonia borane, hydrogen release temperature of ammonia borane confined in microporous carbon with pore size of 1.05 nm is significantly reduced, starting at 50 C and with peak dehydrogenation temperature centred at 86 C. The dehydrogenation kinetics of ammonia borane confined in templated microporous carbon is significantly improved and by-products including ammonia and diborane are also completely prohibited without any catalysts involved. The remarkable fast hydrogen release rate and high hydrogen storage capacity from ammonia borane confined in microporous carbon is due to the dramatic decrease in the activation energy of ammonia borane. This is so far the best performance among porous carbon materials used as the confinement scaffolds for ammonia borane in hydrogen storage, making AB confined in microporous carbon a very promising candidate for hydrogen storage.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipThe financial support by the Royal Society and University of Exeter is greatly acknowledged.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationFirst published on 29 Jun 2017en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/C7TA02461D
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/28374
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistryen_GB
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dc.rights© Royal Society of Chemistry 2017en_GB
dc.titleImproved Hydrogen Release from Ammonia Borane Confined in Microporous Carbon with Narrow Pore Size Distributionen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.identifier.issn2050-7488
dc.descriptionThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Royal Society of Chemistry via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.eissn2050-7496
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Materials Chemistry Aen_GB


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